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Handle3584/5

Thin handle(?) shaped like an otter. Top edge is gently curved and has sides that flare out into a flat base; handle also tapers towards back. Tail incised along top edge; space on sides, between tail and bottom edge, done in counter-relief. Otter has an open mouth at front and small facial features incised along top edge; all incisions are filled with black pigment(?). Bottom jaw of otter sharply flares out (edges are broken).

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk ? or pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Letter Opener3584/10

Letter opener with handle carved into a seal. Seal is depicted in profile with facial features and flippers incised along body, mouth is carved open; all incisions are coloured in with pigment(?). Mouth and flipper outlines done in brown; whiskers, eyes, nostrils, and highlights along flippers are done in black. Blade extends from bottom of seal's hind flippers; rounds out slightly at centre before tapering to a sharp point. Top of blade has a central ridge; bottom is flat.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Story Knife3584/3

Partial story knife with identical circular and geometric designs incised along length, on front and back (top half of blade has broken off). Handle is triangular with a rounded tip, that curves to underside of knife. From curve to end of handle, there are five circular protrusions decorated with incised semi-circles and dots; plain line divides handle from blade portion of knife. Knife blade flares outward and has lines trimming the outer edges; five horizontal lines join the borders together, forming decorated bands. Patterns are (from top to bottom): five concentric circle designs connected with an "X", diagonal lines, diagonal lines, diagonal lines, and an inverted "Y". Additional concentric circle designs, zigzags, and small grid are carved along left side, towards top of blade.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Letter Opener3584/9

Letter opener with handle carved into a walrus and bear. Blade is small and triangular, with rounded sides and a sharp point. Main body of handle is a thin rectangle that extends from bottom right corner of blade; walrus and bear protrude from left side of rectangle, shown in profile. The walrus is propped up on its foreflippers; tusks connect to bottom left corner of blade. Bear is standing upright with its head thrust out, hovering over top walrus' hind flippers; ears, carved in relief, are pointed back. All animal facial features, claws, and details on the flippers are coloured with black pigment(?).

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pick3584/13

Small toothpick(?) with a tapering point and carved seal as a finial. Seal is lying on its front with foreflippers tucked at sides; eyes and nose are done with black pigment(?).

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3532/5 a-b

Carving of a female figure standing on an oval-like base (part a). She stands with her feet shoulder width apart, hands at her hips; depicted wearing a grass skirt and assorted jewellery made of twisted fibre and circular shells(?). Her face has linear and curvilinear designs painted across it in white; eyes are inset cowrie shells. Hair is black, with a white band painted underneath. Large hornbill sitting on top of woman’s head; neck is extended with head tilted back. Head and neck of hornbill are yellow, rest of body is black; eyes are inset cowrie shells. A crocodile, balanced on its tail, supports the back of the female figure; painted black. Two snakes stretch from her shoulders and have their heads resting against the base; done in black with white and orange stripes. All animals have intricately carved features; hornbill has additional curvilinear designs. Top of base is a light orange; sides have a channel carved into them, with ovals carved in relief throughout. Donor tag attached to snake on right side of base. (Left wing has broken off hornbill, part b.)

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, grass fibre, plant fibre, cowrie shell, shell ? and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3532/3

Wood mask depicting a bird woman. Face is heart-shaped with prominent brow and cheeks; sharp nose bridge divides face. Eyes protrude outward at an angle and are made of three tiers. Top of nose bridge is coloured with orange pigment; bottom half is covered in dark clay with small inset cowrie shells along the edges. Larger cowrie shells decorate centre of bridge. Below clay, crooked beak extends downward, covering chin. Same clay and cowrie shell design along bottom edges of mask; top edge is coloured with orange pigment. Mask is surrounded by an oval-shaped frame, wrapped in plant fibre; frame and mask are attached with rounded triangles, made of identical material. Woven into the frame are curved feathers; feathers are a mix of black and shades of brown. Mask back is flat.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, clay ?, cowrie shell, feather, plant fibre and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger3532/6

Dagger with a bone blade and packed mud face on top; bone is concave on front and convex on back. Face is made with black mud and has large rounded ears, a curved nose and open pouting mouth; mouth is outlined with red pigment(?). Eyes are inset cowrie shells; short, pointed bones stick out of nostrils with an additional curved bone protruding from left side of nose. Face is covered with small inset cowrie shells, with strokes and spots of white pigment throughout. Long cassowary feathers attached to top of head; small amount of grey fibre surrounds mouth.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone, earth, cowrie shell, carrowary feather, pigment ? and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3532/1

Narrow, oval-shaped plaque-like mask depicting two faces and bird; made of wood and coloured with orange pigment and dark brown stain. Face on top of mask is small and carved in relief. Face is oval-shaped, has a long thin nose, pronounced pouting lips and wide chin; long ears on either side of head. Depicted wearing a headdress. Beneath, bird is carved on its belly with the beak just below the chin of the face; wings are spread, touching either side of the plaque. Tail extends down between the eyebrows of the large face on the base of the mask. Face is thin and tapers to a rounded chin; face not carved in relief, only facial features. It has wide eyes, a long thin nose with large nostrils and bared teeth. Long thin ears on either side of head. All figures have cowrie shell eyes. Negative space between the figures and sides of the mask are filled with circular and geometric motifs. Sides of mask have a channel carved into them, with ovals carved in relief throughout. Plant fibre looped tie at top, on back of mask; mask back is concave.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, cowrie shell, pigment and plant fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3532/8

Carving of a lizard, done in high relief, on a short cylindrical pole; undecorated base extends from bottom. Pole is stained dark brown; lizard is a matching colour, outlined with dark red pigment. Majority of lizard is on front of pole with its legs wrapped around the sides; tail touches base and triangle-shaped head is close to top edge. Alternating stripes of white and dark yellow dots decorate surface of lizard. Eyes and nostrils are white; both are oval-shaped. Top of pole has a band circling it, made of shallowly incised lines.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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